St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-01
After Invoking the Bless
ing Of Providence on
Their Work,
he Pennsylvania Democrats
Hold a Rousing State
Convention,
And Adopt a Ticket and
Platform Satisfactory to
All Present.
The Iowa Democrats to Meet
at Des Moines--The
Greenbackers.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Aug. 31.-The
Democratic state convention met in the
Academy of Music at noon with every
delegation full and large attendance
of prominent state politicians. The gal
leries were janmed with spectators and
the boxes were we'll filled with news
paper correspondents and politicians.
The most conspicuous absentee was ex-
Senator William A. Wallace, whose
failure to meet his old time foe from the
Second congressional district has been
marked incident of the gathering. MIR.
Randall was the most interesting
| figure in the Philadelphia delega-
ton. Congressman William L. Scott
appeared as a substitute member of
the Erie delegation. Mr.. Scott's appear
ance as a delegate was the result of
late conference of the anti-Randall lead
ers. William Singerly, of the Philadel-
phia Record, occupied one of the boxes,
| and was surrounded by party of
| friends, including eX-AttOrney-Gen.
| Cassidy, eX-CongreSsman Mutchler and
others. Upon the state in the rear of
| the presidents chair were 200 we'll
known state politicians, among them
| United States Marshal A. III. Dill, eX-
| Gov. A. G. Curtin and Hon. w. U. Hen
sci, eX-chairman of the state committee.
AT exactly 12 o'clock Dallas Sanders
called the convention to order and an
nounced that the deliberations of the
body would be
| OPENED WITH PRAYER
by Rev. DR.. TuppS, of the Zion Re
| formed church OF Allentown. Chairman
Sanders then announced the secretaries
| and Sergeant-at-armS. The roll of the
| convention was then called and the
| chairman announced that the body was
ready for business. Hon. John B. Storm
then nominated eX-COngreSsman George
| Post, of Susquehanna, for temporary
chairman, and he was elected by accla-
nation. The list of members of the
committee on resolutions was then an
nounced, and the convention then adj
| Journed until $50 o'clock. The
committee On resolutions met at
once in the court house. On
motion of Mr.. Randall, William L. Scott
| was made chairman, and Sub-cOmmit-
zee or six was appointed by the chair to
| prepare report for the consideration of
the general committee. The sub-com-
mlttee was constituted as follows: w.
l.. Scott, ehairman; Samuel J: Randall,
| eX-GoV. Curtin, Robert E. Wright, S.
Neill and j. Storm. 1t was nearly 4
O'Clock when the convention re-assem-
bled. The galleries and boxes were
| filled with spectators as at the opening
session, but the generally understood
fact that the question of the con-
yention's utterance on tariff had
been settled in such manner that
there would be no contest, had weak
| ened public interest in the proceedings
and everybody was prepared to see the
platform and nominations rushed
through without much ceremony. Mr..
McFadden, of Blair, reported from the
committee on permanent organization
that that committee had agreed to re-
port the name of
S. R. PEAL, of CLINTON,
as permanent chairman of the conven-
ton, and long list of secretaries and
vice presidents. The report was at
once agreed to and Mr.. Peal was es-
cOrted to the chair, upon taking which
he said:
to the democratic party in time of public
need and we are again appealed to and we
are here to proclaim that this broad domain
What we % have he and Wtbon an1 tb aW Of
| liberty TO protect it? What if Guilford Miller
had home without the strong hand of the
law to protect it in his possession? He who
is our chief magistrate when he declared that
Guilford Miller's home should be protected
| did one OF the most heroic things of the cen
tury. The democratic. party gave us the
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to protect them. When / contemplate that
| man-sQuare, honest and plain Grover Cleve-
| land, then feel that we can say that we
nave president whose name is unstained
| to accuse this administration of meddling in
jobs? No one. 1t is received and accepted
by all the people as clean, pure, brave and
strong administration, commanding the re-
spect of the people and the love of the coun-
try. Except the rebel fiags-the rebel rags
We, have but one flag and thank
God that we love it and that it floats over q
united, happy and peaceful country. 1 have
no language to express my contempt for the
Republican orator who goes about with his
worn out cry of the ensanguined banner and
makes fresh appeals to sectional passions.
The republican orator seeks to parade Blaine
in the cloak of Clay, but Clay had no pockets
in his garments for stolen bonds, and had he
found such, mark the contrast, he would
have said, burn them-the bonds, not the
letters But we must have laws as well as
homes. We find now that the business inter
ests are bending beneath the burden of
undue and unequal taxation-a burden too
heavy to be borne. There is being piled up
in the treasury vaults millions of dollars out
OF the peoples pockets, and for what? Why
is this vast sum collected? 1t is a useless and
dangerous accumulatiOn-a worse than use
less tax upon the people. 1t cannot and will
not be borne. There will be reduction of
this surplus Will the Democratic party take
the lead to stop this waste of accumulation.
or shall we leave it for our enemies to do?
1t must be abolished. II we do not abolish it
Tue ftepuDllcdn party Will take up the work.
No omatter as to the how just now, but anyhow,
some how, this burden must be removed
MIR. Peal then returned his thanks
and announced that he was ready to re-
ceive any business from the convention.
After brief discussion the convention
proceeded to name candidates for Judge
of the supreme court. The following
names were presented: William S. Nc
Lean, Judge John McMichael, ex-
Gov. Robert Pattison, William
Rapshur, Judge Michael Arnold
and Hon. James Ryan. At this
point the committee on resolu-
tions, headed by Chairman Scott and
Mr.. Randall, appeared in the aisle and
was received with tumultuOns applause.
When Mr.. Scott assembled the platform
the convention redoubled it's demOnstra-
ton and for several minutes indulged
in wild uproar of applause. AS soon,
as quiet was restored Mr.. Scott said he
was directed to report the resolutions of
the committee to the convention. He
was pleased to state that they were
unanimously agreed on and the meeting
had been most harmonious. He moved
that
THE RESOLUTIONS BE ADOPTED
as whole. There was chorus of yeas
and amid cheers the resolutions were bv
acclamation adopted as follows:
First-That we renew our allegiance to the
principles and declarations of the platform
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